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Author(s): |
Jin-gang Yu, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China College of Science, Honghe University, Honghe, China
Ke-long Huang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China College of Science, Honghe University, Honghe, China
Yong Hong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China College of Science, Honghe University, Honghe, China
Du-shu Huang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China College of Science, Honghe University, Honghe, China |
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Abstract: |
Functionalized carbon nanotubes hold a lot of promise application in many research fields. We covalently linked octadecylamine and chitosan to single-walled carbon nanotubes by a double functionalization method. The functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes have substantial solubility in organic solutions such as dichloromethane, chloroform or toluene, etc. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and transmission electron microscopy were used to analyze the samples, showing an attachment of octadecylamine and chitosan to carbon nanotubes, and end-to-side or end-to-end interconnections among nanotubes.
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